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I had a hard time deciding which of two pieces to submit for this recital. I finally chose this piece because my interpretation of it is quite different from the other versions of it I’ve found posted here. This version just feels more “Nocturne-ish” to me.

2nd Einaudi piece I learned after learning Limbo. First piece with both hands really working hard and moving around too. Hands aren't always in perfect time with each other but that will come with more and more practice.

I've been playing this for several years. I first heard rags through the Western swing/old-time traditions, so they're not played straight in my recollection. I found this in a fiddle/lead sheet book, so I had to make up my own bass, which took several months. Since most of the rags I had played were Joplin, my bass has Joplin influences. Later I downloaded the original Botsford Black and White from the Lester Levy Collection. This version bears a family resemblance to that one , and I like my bass better .

I will have to admit this is the first time I've been disappointed in my recital submission, but there's just been too much going on at work. Oh well, as we say

I am really looking forward to the other rags submitted for this recital - ragtime forever!

Recorded straight into Adobe Audition (more advanced program than Audacity) in a single take.

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I found this very tricky to learn at first because its almost entirely made up of triplets in the left hand, but it proved to be a great practice in developing this rhythm. A few errors have slipped in to this recording and the timing is off in several places, but on the whole I'm quite pleased as I managed to record it in a single take (the 3rd attempt, due to Audacity crashing) and I only finished learning it a short while ago. With a little more time I'm sure I can polish it up to more of a performance standard, but this will have to do for this recital.

I understand this is a practice piece, not a performance piece. Still, for me it represents one step in the long journey of learning piano, and a critical evaluation by members of Piano World would be appreciated. Personally I don't think I play it very smoothly, especially the third movement, but in the recording I am trying to play as fast as I accurately can.

Couldn't decide what to submit and decided to record some things just to see what I could come up with?, after a while I eventually started playing around with this song and ended up with about 6 minutes of "fooling around" (for y'all to suffer) - and as its extra long I'm sure Monica will love it so, seeing as she loves the Heebeegeebees so much! LOL

This piece is in a book put out by Alfred publishing called Burgmuller, Czerny and Hanon - 32 Piano Studies Selected for Technique and Musicality. Basically, you work on some Czerny & Hanon excercises that lead to a Burgmuller piece employing some of those techniques. I really enjoy it and it is supplmenting my Alfred Adult Book 2, which is not the most exciting in the world. Anyway, I hope the variations in dynamics came through. I promise I really played this well for my teacher this past week, but the red dot was battling tough this time. Thanks. GregF

I know you've all heard this piece many times - but it's all I've got ready - and I seem to be learning the same pieces as Ted S. I did play this at a live recital, and managed to get through it with only one wobble - and I was pretty pleased - low expectations and all that. There is hope. I think these recitals have made a difference to reducing performance anxiety for me.

I love the sound and feel of this song. My version is a bit short. I've tried many variations but nothing really strikes me like just sticking to the main theme and that is a fairly brief theme. However with the huge amount of wonderful music we get in these recitals, I'm not worried about this being a bit short.

This piece is definitely a work in progress for me. I just recently memorized the notesand haven't spent much time on polishing. Unless I'm able to sumbit a better recording before therecital deadline, this recording contains a few wrong notes and a couple places where I had to stop myself & start over. It is what it is...my playing with flaws & all.For better or for worse, it has always been my habit to try to learn to play pieces that are more technically advanced than my capabilities. An unconventional approach, for sure.

This piece is inspired by my brother who is expecting his first child, and my sister who is adopting her first child. Both processes are very similar. They both entail excitement, patience, and fear. This piece is about the patience, 9 months for the birth, and who knows how long for the adoption. It takes me back to the birth of my long awaited son, whom we seemed to wait our whole lives for. He is the one who makes us a family.

I heard the real Raindrop Prelude played in a Halo trailer on Youtube and forgot how much I liked this piece. I decide to tackle an easier version first. The subtleties and dynamics of this piece are still way beyond me, even in an easy piece. One day.....